First State-Funded ‘Prairie Thunder’ Patrol Results in 44 Felony Drug Arrests in Sioux Falls

First state-funded ‘Prairie Thunder’ patrol results in 44 felony drug arrests in Sioux Falls

Hundreds of people were ticketed or arrested during a state-funded saturation patrol that put 15 additional state troopers on the streets of South Dakota’s largest city last week. The troopers labored from Aug. 27 through Aug. 29 under the banner of “Operation Prairie Thunder,” a two-pronged public safety initiative announced in July by Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden. One part of the operation, branded with a caricature of a buffalo with a badge o…

First State-Funded ‘Prairie Thunder’ Patrol Results In 44 Felony Drug Arrests In Sioux Falls

Hundreds of people were ticketed or arrested during a state-funded saturation patrol that put 15 additional state troopers on the streets of South Dakota’s largest city last week.